The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-16

eEsl arrayed his warriors bold2 1t is a
good enough crowd, so far as drinking
gin, playing poker, swearing stiff oaths
Having a good time With the girls" and
bending all their energies tothe capture
OF the mighty dollar, are concerned. but
shades OF Lutherl What sorry material
from which to build reformers!
These are the men who's
righteous souls revolt at the unchastity
of Mormon marriages; who are willing
to consecrate their lives to the work of
regenerating Utah; whose love for
Young Utah, for those hapless souls
born in the bondage of Mormonism,
would lead them to. sacrifice their all
could they but redeem them! 0, noble
souls! No one may lay at your door
the imputation of insincerity; no one
can brand you with the charge of by
pocrisy. You, great and kindly men,
show in the consistency of your daily
walk, that sinister motives may not be
imputed TO you. Let US pray-prey.
To think that these ungodly Mormons
should say that you seek for your own
political advancement; that you sigh
for the spoils; to ttink that they should
impugn your motives and assaiI your
lives-it is revolving, but still they do
it.
1t must be evident to every person,
that the motives actuating the Liberal
ring in this Territory ARE open to ques-
ton. If it is principle that moves them.
we will ask, what principle? Is there
one of them who understands what il is
to sacrifice to principle? Can one of
them understand the constant adher-
ence of a Mormon to sbelief? We
believe that the spectacle of people,
willing to sacrifice all for the sake of |
religion, or, indeed, for anything,
is to their sordid natures, humorous
rather than pathatic or sublime. When |
We say that it is impossible to believe
that the crusade against the Mormons.
is, sol far as the Utah Liberals are con
cerned, anything but a warfare con
ceived in lust for gain, and executed in
malice, we express an opinion from
which there is no escape. To accept
The other view, we must believe in rare
collection of logical paradoxes: or
must believe that an irreligious set
If men, are the champions of religion,
hat set OF men not above the average
If the age in morals, have become the
champions of morality; that men who
demonstrate in their lives, that money
S their king, are willing to subordinate
III earthly interests to the regeneration
It Utah; that men who are in receipt
# handsome incomes because of agita-
ion are actuated by the most unselfsh
motives; that men who are willing to
ee every principle of usual application
'iolated in case of a Mormon are the
rue opponents of American freedom
ndthe defenders-elect of the Consti-
ltion.
We may be pardoned if we refuse to
AXE such dose; the other alternative.
be belief that the Offices of this Terri
Dry, the opportunity of increasing
alaries and multiplying taxes, of put
ng up Jobs upon the treasury, is the
ne one that appeals to reason.
And once more we wish to say that
lille we feel that the English language
inadequate to the task of picturing
lie Liberal, We de not include in our .
rictures, the non-Liberal Gentiles,
lose substantial business men OF the ]
who deplore, when they do
't openly condemn, the infamous
of Others to bring ruin to :
elr doors, and punishment to an
derly and law-respecting people.